Posted on 02/14/22
| News Source: JPost
There are lots of players in the current crisis affecting Ukrainian Jewish communities because of the threat of a Russian invasion.
They include the Jewish Agency, the Diaspora Affairs Ministry, the Aliyah and Integration Ministry, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ), Chabad and other local Jewish communities and organizations.They have all been constantly on Zoom and conference calls, but there is still no concrete plan, at least one that they are willing to share with the media.Sources in Ukraine’s Jewish community have told The Jerusalem Post they are frustrated with the current situation.
“Israeli government and organizations are engaged in Zoom calls and phone calls all day, but nothing concrete is happening yet,” one Jewish Ukrainian said.The Diaspora Affairs Ministry said it is working around the clock to find a concrete format to assist the communities in need. The ministry said it would announce its support in the coming days.
The Aliyah and Integration Ministry said it is ready for a mass wave of immigration from Ukraine, while aliyah from the beleaguered country remains stable.
“Don’t procrastinate, make aliyah” Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef said Monday in a “letter of encouragement” to Jewish communities in Ukraine. In the letter, he called for all Ukrainian Jews to be safe but also to make aliyah.